#6A05EE
Closest named color: Purply Blue (#661AEE). oklch(49.1% 0.277 289.3), rgb(106, 5, 238).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.31:1).
About this color
#6A05EE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.277 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Purply Blue (#661AEE), ΔE 0.012 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.31:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.277) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Purply Blue (#661AEE) |
| Black text | 2.86:1 |
| White text | 7.31:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A05EE |
| RGB | rgb(106, 5, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 96%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.1% 0.277 289.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #6A05EE | 7.31:1 | AAA | Lc -88.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6A05EE | 2.86:1 | Fails | Lc 21.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6A05EE text on white | 7.31:1 | AAA | Lc 82.9 | Fine for body text |
| #6A05EE text on black | 2.86:1 | Fails | Lc -19.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FF
oklch(93.7% 0.032 289.6)
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Step 200
200
#D7D3FF
oklch(88.4% 0.06 289.3)
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Step 300
300
#BEB6FF
oklch(80.9% 0.102 288.9)
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Step 400
400
#9F8CFF
oklch(70.7% 0.164 289.1)
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Step 500
500
#8B69FF
oklch(63.1% 0.213 289.3)
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Step 600
600
#7A3BFF
oklch(55.6% 0.264 289.4)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#6A05EE
oklch(49.1% 0.277 289.3)
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Step 800
800
#5614C0
oklch(42.7% 0.229 289.4)
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Step 900
900
#451F97
oklch(37.6% 0.179 289.2)
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Step 950
950
#281558
oklch(26.9% 0.113 289.6)
#6A05EE with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #005AF3 | 0.134 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0051EA | 0.127 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #2F608C | 0.219 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.279 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A05EE
#6A05EE
oklch(49.1% 0.277 289.3)
- #666500
#666500
oklch(49.1% 0.107 109.1)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #6A05EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6A05EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purply Blue #661AEE ΔE 0.012
- Blue Purple #5A06EF ΔE 0.031
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.036
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.040
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.050
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.071
- Violet Blue #510AC9 ΔE 0.074
- Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 0.075
Use #6A05EE in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.